Front automobile-axle.



' J. GARLIGK.

FRONT AUTOMOBILE'AXLE.

APPLICATION FILED 41w.26,191o,

K 965,283;v Patented July 26, 1910.

witnmogo J'EW. QARLIGK, OF PA-TEBSON, NEW JERSEY.

FRONT AUTOMOBILE-AXLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 26, 1910.

Application filed January 26, 1910. Serial No. 540,229.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J in GARLICK, a citizen otthc United States, residing at Paterson, in the county of lassaic and State of New Jersey, have invented a new and useful Front Automobile-Axle, of which the following is a specification.

It. is the object of this invention, primarily, to construct a vehicle axle, having means'houscd within its contour, for supporting the body of the Vehicle, thereby rendering pneumatic, or other resilient tires umiecessary.

Another object of the invention is to provide a vehicle axle adapted to house a re silient clement constituting a support for the vehicle body, the portion of the axle thus serving as a housing, being adapted to constitute a mounting for the pivoted poi-'- tions of the a\le.

\Vith the above and other objects in view, the invention consi ts' in the novel construclion and arrangenamt of parts hereinafter described,delineated in the drawings. and speciiically'claimed, it being understood that .changcs, properly falling within the scope of what is claimed. may bcmadc, without departing from the spirit of the invention, orsacrilicing any of the advantages thereof.

Similar numerals of reference are employed to denote correspomhng parts throughout the several ligures of the drawlugs.

vcntion in transn'erse section, parts being shown in elevation; and Fig. is a longitudiiial section of the device, parts being shown in elevation.

In the drawings, an axle is shown, the same being of that type which is commonly employed upon the forward end of an automobile. The axle asthus constructed, comprisesacylinder 1, preferably, although not necessarily, fashioned from metal. Heads 2 are adapted to be inserted into the ends of the cylinder 1, the heads being socured in place by means of rectangularly disposed bolts 3, or other securing means, extended through the cylinder 1. The axle sections t are provided with enlarged heads- 5, adapted to be mounted within the ends of the members 2, the heads 5 of the axlesections being pivotally connected with the headsl2, by means of liolts-li, or other coniiiectingmeans adapted to a like end.

In the drawings, Figure 1 shows my in- Located within the cylinder 1, is a tube fashioned from rubber, a nipple t),commun1- eating with the interior of the bag, and locatcd relatively near to one end of the cylinder 1, constituting a means for inflating the tube 7 and the bag 8.

Rising from the cylinder 1, adjacent the ends thereof, are upright tubular necks 10, in which reciprocate plungers 11, provided, at their lowercnds, with feet 12, located between the cylinder 1 and the canvas tube 7, and adapted to bear upon the canvas tube, the lower surfaces of the feet 12, being curved, transversely of the'cylinder 1, as denoted by the numeral 14 in Fig. 1, so that the feet 12 may bear throughout-a relatively large area, upon the tube 7, without injuring the same. Secured to the upper ends .of the plunger-s 11, are heads 15, of any desired construction, with which may, if desired, be assembled springs 16, the

spring carrying brackets 17, of any desired construction, whereby the body 18 of the vehicle may be connected with the springs. It will be seen that by removing the bolts 3, one of the heads 2 maybe removed, so that the cylindrical inflatable element comprising the members 7 and 8, may be terniinally inserted into place within the cyliner 1.

Obviously, the weight of the vehicle will be carried downwardly, upon the plnngcrs 11, which, reciprocating in the necks 10, will permit the feet 12 to bear upon the member 7, the member 7,being inflated to the desired degree. yielding under the weightof the vehicle body and its contents, so that the same will be resiliently supported, without resort to pneumatic, or other resilient tires upon the wheels of the vehicle.

It will be seen that the device is so constructed that. the tubular elements 7 and 8 may be renewed without difficulty, and, when once in place, they may readily be pumped up through the nipple 9, from the exterior of the cylinder 1, without. disturbing any of the constituent; parts of the device.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is In a device of the class described, a, tubular vehicle axle; an inflatable bag adaptedto be slid into the'axle longitudinallyof the axle; spaced body-su 'portin members dis my own, I have hereto affixed my signature pofied grgngi erslely o the) ax e and ikllldig'idin the preseneeof two witnesses. -uaysia etiereinto earuonte a;

and removable closures for the ends of tfie JEVV GARLICK 5 axle; the axle being adapted to inclose the Witnesses:

ba closely between the said members. C. E. DOYLE, n testimony that I claim the foregoing as GEO. B. Prrrs. 

